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A 37-year-old man charged in a Frederica home invasion last week is a relative of the victim, according to court documents obtained by The News Journal.

Eric Huffstutler, of Frederica, is charged in connection with a home invasion in which two robbers forced their way into the home of a 31-year-old man, who according to court papers is the estranged husband of Huffstutler's niece.

According to investigators, the victim heard someone knocking about 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 on the side door of his house, located in the 80 block of Barefoot Lane.

When the victim opened the door, he saw a white stocky man in his 30s with reddish hair and slight facial hair. That's when the victim was struck in the head with an unknown object, giving him a gash that was about 5 inches long.

After the victim fell, he and the attacker struggled until the attacker pinned him down, said Master Cpl. Melissa Jaffe, a state police spokeswoman.

The attacker then told him not to look or he would kill him before asking him where he kept his money and guns, according to court documents.

After the victim told his attacker where his guns were located, court papers claim the attacker shouted to another man the weapons' location.

"Hurry up. Hurry up," the victim heard the attacker say to the other man, who he did not see, documents claim.

Soon after that, the victims fled with about $430, 20 gold $1 coins, and approximately eight boxes of 9 mm and .223-caliber firearm ammunition. They also took a satin and black colored Tanfoglio .45-caliber pistol, a .22-caliber revolver and a .223-caliber rifle.

Investigators interviewed the victim at Kent General Hospital and while he claimed to not know his attacker, the victim said he suspected his estranged wife's uncle was involved in the crime.

Investigators later learned that on Jan. 8, Huffstutler had asked a person via Facebook messenger if he wanted to participate in the robbery.

On Monday, Huffstutler was pulled over by two state troopers after he failed to stop at a traffic sign in the town of Frederica, court documents state.

After being told by troopers they would be searching his Dodge Dakota, court papers claim Huffstutler volunteered there were needles in the center console of his vehicle. Troopers found several needles, drug paraphernalia and a duffel bag in the Dodge's rear seat containing four boxes of ammunition, which as a convicted felon he is prohibited from having.

After Huffstutler was taken to State Police Troop 3 in Camden Wyoming, court documents claim he told investigators that "everyone suspected him of committing the home invasion that occurred last week."

"Huffstutler then stated he would tell troopers anything they wanted to know and would be cooperative with their investigation," the documents said. "Huffstutler stated he knew where the stolen firearms from the home invasion currently were."

Huffstutler told investigators that the ammunition found in his vehicle was stolen from the home invasion, according to documents. He also admitted to being involved in the planning of the home invasion and gave investigators the name of a person he planned the crime with.

The the name of the person Huffstutler allegedly planned the home invasion with was redacted from the court document.

Huffstutler told investigators he was not present during the home invasion, according to the documents. But he told investigators he knew where the weapons were being kept.

Troopers searched an area in Frederica on Monday and found ammunition and two stolen guns.

Huffstutler has been charged with home invasion, first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, three counts of theft of firearm, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, second-degree conspiracy, and terroristic threatening.

He was committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center after failing to post $84,500 cash bail.